Over the counter drugs are medicines which do not require a doctor’s prescription and are readily available in stores. They are called over the counter or OTC drugs because they are sold without any authorized permission from a medical practitioner. Their counter parts called prescription drugs cannot be sold without a doctor having prescribed them. [...]

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Prescription drugs are medicines which cannot be administered or sold to a patient without being prescribed by a medical practitioner. They are specifically called prescription drugs to distinguish them from over the counter pills which do not require a prescription. Buying and selling of prescription drugs are very strictly monitored in countries like the United [...]

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When you’re prescribed treatment or medicine for an ailment the doc will have considered your case carefully & decided the safest way out for you. For those with prescriptions they may feel that the drug is not working & consider taking a higher dosage than recommended. It can be highly hazardous to do this without [...]

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